Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Rwanda
Rwanda: Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) was 1.1 % in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Rwanda, 2000–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Rwanda stood at 1.1 %. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 47.6% on the previous year and down 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Rwanda peaked at 8.7 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1 %, in 2020.
Rwanda ranks 61st of 69 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.7 % | — |
| 2005 | 4.9 % | -43.7% |
| 2009 | 5.1 % | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9 % | -43.1% |
| 2012 | 3.1 % | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 2.3 % | -25.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1 % | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1 % | -47.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.23 % | 4.9 % | 8.7 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.6 % | 2.1 % | 3.1 % | 4 |
| 2020s | 1.1 % | 1.1 % | 1.1 % | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Rwanda?
- Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) in Rwanda was 1.1 % in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1 % in 2020.
- How does Rwanda rank for percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent)?
- Rwanda ranks 61st out of 69 countries with data for 2020.
- Is percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of children under 5 years affected by wasting (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.